Royal Mail

Postal Workers: Save Our Royal MailMorning Star OnlinePostal workers threw down the gauntlet to Labour today, urging the party to scupper the Con-Dems' plan to sell Royal Mail by pledging to immediately renationalise the much-loved service if elected in 2015. Writing exclusively in today's Morning Star, … More: continued here

Plans for the initial public offering risk being derailed by the Communication Workers Union, which opposes the sale and wants guarantees on pay, conditions and pensions. More: continued here

MidLothian Advertiser Salmond Royal Mail vow challengedMidLothian AdvertiserA senior member of the UK Government has challenged Scotland's First Minister to set out his plans for renationalising the Royal Mail as Alex Salmond wrote to the Labour leader calling for him to match the SNP's public ownership pledge. Earlier this …Sunk …

Royal Mail Renationlisation Likely To Be A Top Issue If Labour Win ElectionHuffington Post UKLabour is likely to be pressed to renationalise the Royal Mail if it wins the next general election after unions overwhelmingly voted to debate the Government's decision to privatise the service. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), …

The Times (subscription) Royal Mail workers to vote on strikeThe Times (subscription)Royal Mail workers could be out on strike by the last week of next month after the postal union served notice of an intention to ballot 115,000 employees on industrial action over pay and conditions. The Royal Mail immediately …

Labour is likely to be pressed to renationalise the Royal Mail if it wins the next general election after unions overwhelmingly voted to debate the Government's decision to privatise the service. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which is to ballot its members for strikes over issues linked to privatisation, believes …

Telegraph.co.uk Taxpayers face £300 million Royal Mail bill if Scotland votes for independenceExpress.co.ukTaxpayers face £300 million Royal Mail bill if Scotland votes for independence. ALEX Salmond has pledged to re-nationalise the Royal Mail in an independent Scotland in a move that could cost taxpayers more than £300 million. By: Paul …

Royal Mail finances rated better than rivalsFinancial TimesRoyal Mail has been given a cleaner bill of financial health than any of the world's post or parcels companies, giving a boost to the government's hopes for a successful flotation in the next few weeks. Rapid Ratings, an independent US-based rating … …

The Guardian Dragons would snarl at the Royal Mail sell-offThe GuardianStill, even if you ignore the risks of Royal Mail shares, who's to say the decline needs reversing? If, 13 years ago, you invested in the FTSE 100, you are still waiting for a profit. As Bannatyne might observe to …

A senior member of the UK Government has challenged Scotland's First Minister to set out his plans for renationalising the Royal Mail as Alex Salmond wrote to the Labour leader calling for him to match the SNP's public ownership pledge. More: continued here